Bleeding Hearts(Dicentra Spectabilis) can be used in all kinds of love magic. I love these heart shaped spring wonders. Wishing everyone much love on this Valentine's Day!
Those are gorgeous! We have a lot of people who preserve seeds here in the desert--the native plants are critical because, heck, what else would grow in this heat? My neighbor gets her seeds from the local botanical society whe propogates them and then she passes those plants' seeds on to me. I can't tell you how many cacti and succulents we share. I love that you can take a paddle from a cactus, let it dry up a bit, stick it in the ground and it grows. Pretty much everything here acts that way. I've spread out the circle of friends who propogate their desert plants and we're all reaping the benefits. It's neat to go visit my plants' little 'babies" in their gardens.
Our beautiful Header is courtesy of The Frog Queen.Special thanks to Marci Brandt for the photo .
When Seeds Are Planted
Intriguing things begin to grow!
On January 6, 2010, Jeanne, over at The Candy Corn Chronicles, began a two day series on the state of our plant and seed industry, and how much peril heirloom and native plant seeds are in of becoming extinct.
Over the next few days, Chris, aka, The Frog Queen, over at Frog On The Pumpkin, Becca of Magikal Seasons fame, and myself shared some of our thoughts and ideas about our gardens and our dreams.
Finding that while we are diverse not only in our climates, and our personal favorites in styles of gardening, we all agree in promoting a healthy green planet.
Taking it a step further, blending in our combined love of all things magickal and spooky into a group blog format, wasn't a stretch at all!
So here we are. Presenting a diverse assortment of botanical topics for your reading pleasure. We hope that you will join in with your comments and questions, sharing new ideas and rediscovering old ones.
Becca, Chris, Jeanne, Sherry & Suzie
"It is good to be alone in a garden at dawn or dark so that all its shy presences may haunt you and possess you in a reverie of suspended thought."
It is not the intent of this blog, or its contents to promote any herbal medical preparation or application, but merely to outline any potential medicinal properties of certain herbs, when discussing the plant as a whole.
We are not qualified medical personnel, nor certified herbalists and therefore it is strongly recommended that no one use any herbal treatments without seeking professional advice beforehand.
Those are gorgeous! We have a lot of people who preserve seeds here in the desert--the native plants are critical because, heck, what else would grow in this heat? My neighbor gets her seeds from the local botanical society whe propogates them and then she passes those plants' seeds on to me. I can't tell you how many cacti and succulents we share. I love that you can take a paddle from a cactus, let it dry up a bit, stick it in the ground and it grows. Pretty much everything here acts that way. I've spread out the circle of friends who propogate their desert plants and we're all reaping the benefits. It's neat to go visit my plants' little 'babies" in their gardens.
ReplyDeleteThe bleeding heart is one of my favs! It blooms quite early here in hot, humid South and then will go dormant during the summer.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorit plants - ever! I have several different varities and I never tire of them.
ReplyDeleteCheers!
Love these!
ReplyDeleteAlso check out "Love Lies Bleeding" (Tassel flower.) Really neat one - I'm going to get one for my garden this year.
~beautiful phote...hope your day was filled with great love...brightest blessings~
ReplyDeleteI love these! Can't wait until mine start to appear.
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